Novel 2D-Electromagnetic Crystal Waveguide in Microwave Printed Circuit Technology

Author

Falcone, F. ; Lopetegi, T. ; Laso, M.A.G. ; Gonzalo, R. ; Arana, S. ; Sorolla, M.

Author_Institution

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, Campus ArrosadÃ\xada, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain. Phone: +34 948 169324; Fax: +34 948 169720; e-mail: mario@unavarra.es

fYear

2001

fDate

24-26 Sept. 2001

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper we present the design and experimental results of a new class of 2D Electromagnetic Crystal defect based waveguide constructed in microwave printed circuit technology and with microstrip line input and output. Both simulation and experimental results show that it appears in this structure a guided frequency band, broader than the intrinsic Photonic Band Gap, with very low leakage losses. The leakage loss increases drastically as the frequency moves outside this guided band. The technique proposed in this paper constitutes a very easy way to produce a 2D Electromagnetic Crystal compatible with the microwave printed circuit technology and it can be applied to design new waveguides and devices for the microwave and millimetre wave community.

Keywords

Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Microstrip; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical losses; Photonic crystals; Printed circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2001. 31st European

Conference_Location

London, England

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMA.2001.339024

Filename

4140092